Reply to entering private in 6th grade?

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "entering private in 6th grade?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a rising 5th grader.  You have heard the typical story...not challenged in public school....only see it getting worse in middle school.  They are doing great academically.  As accelerated as the public school system can allow.  Screens galore.  All A's (yea it's public so whatever)...98-99% on standardized stuff...has activities out of school (not an elite athlete, but enjoys rec sports; plays an instrument, etc)...finally has a core group of friends (this was a challenge for a while)....has faced some jerks picking on them/bullying, but school has handled it good enough but worry it could get worse in middle school.

We struck out on private schools this cycle. Waitlist only.

Some questions:
What privates in Maryland/DC would you target for 6th grade?  Understand hyper competitive since people hate public middle.  Honestly, probably can't afford the most expensive ones. Sorry, not rich.   Is there a good school that targets itself as the private middle school?
Are parochial worth entering for middle school? Or is that when people are leaving for elite privates?
Can they get into an elite private high school from public middle school?  How do we position our child for that?
If we end up having to stay in public, what sort of academic enrichment programs have you all used outside of the public school system? Mathlete type stuff....anything for STEM or language arts?
Are public magnets worth exploring?

Interested in thoughts.

[/quote]

This sounds like my experience, but several years ago.  Guess what? We ended up getting into one of the Big 3 privates by 6th grade. And guess what?! They weren't that good. And look at the responses you are getting? These are people who got their kids into schools by legacy, money, being in the "cool" country club group. They're projecting on you telling you to look inward.  What BS.  They believe they are better than you and they aren't.

We returned to our public high school in grade 10 and my child ended up at a top 10 university on the east coast. They're on pace for medical school and we are proud of them.

Save your money.  Hang in at public. So long as it is safe.

In terms of enrichment...various writers clinics, russian school of math may push your kid a little.  But don't over work them unncessarily.

Magnets in my county tend to be a pain because of transportation, but could be worth checking out to get away from the bullies you mention. clearly you're willing to drive your kid to a private, so maybe transport isn't an issue.

Good luck![/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics